A new co-working hub set up to provide office space to independent workers and small businesses is set to launch from a Grade II-listed building in the Lace Market.

Works Social will be headquartered at the former Lace Works in Commerce Square with space for up to 40 dedicated desks - and it even has a bar.

The team behind Works Social have spent a year renovating the facility and they hope it will enable entrepreneurs and business owners to share resources and ideas.

Virtual assistant and Works Social co-founder, Lise Garner Morgan, said: "Community spirit underpins Works Social’s core ethos. Our manifesto is about promoting ideas, enterprise and exchange - working amidst a variety of skills, ventures and projects can inspire far more ideas than working in isolation.

"Works Social aims to provide a fresh and stimulating space, cultivating a vibrant co-working community which encourages and supports innovation among our members.”

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The four-storey building will have three floors of communal desk space, hot-desking areas and shared facilities. The ground floor, meanwhile, offers bookable meeting room space, chillout areas, an outdoor terrace and honesty bar.

The ground floor could also be used for staff parties, external events, training courses and networking.

Fellow co-founder and freelancer, Han van Oudheusden, a digital designer, said: "Like every community, we understand that the needs of our members are going to be diverse. That’s why we offer a variety of membership packages from a simple virtual address through to 24/7 dedicated office space.

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"As flexible and remote working becomes more of the norm rather than the exception, Works Social aims to offer a place for independent workers, micro business and home workers to take a tentative step towards a place of their own. It also offers an ideal way to bridge the gap for expanding teams waiting to move into their own premises."

Works Social is offering different options for including virtual memberships, which are from £200 per year, to individual memberships and dedicated desks, which are available at £200 per month.

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